Promoting undergraduate interest, preparedness, and professional pursuit in the sciences: An outcomes evaluation of the SURE program at Emory University

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-132

  Junge, Benjamin ^a   Quiñones, Catherine ^b   Kakietek, Jakub ^b   Teodorescu, Daniel ^b   Marsteller, Pat ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MANPOWER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77954060992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-08-0057     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Adhikari, A., and Nolan, D. (2002). "But what good came of it at last?": how to assess the value of undergraduate research. Notices AMS 49, 1252-1257.
2. Alexander, B. B., Foertsch, J. A., Daffinrud, S., and Tapia, R. (1998). The Spend a Summer with a Scientist (SaS) Program at Rice University: A Study of Program Outcomes and Essential Elements, 1991-1997. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.
3. Barlow, A.E.L., and Villarejo, M. (2004). Making a difference for minorities: Evaluation of an educational enrichment program. J. Res. Sci. Teach. 41, 861-881.
4. Bauer, K. W., and Bennett, J. S. (2003). Alumni perceptions used to assess undergraduate research experience. J. High. Educ. 74, 210230.
5. Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University (1998). Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY. www.sunysb.edu/boyerreport (accessed 19 February 2010).
6. Burnley, P. C., Evans, W., and Jarrett, O. S. (2002). A comparison of approaches and instruments for evaluating a geological sciences research experiences program. J. Geosci. Educ. 50, 15-24.
7. Butler, P. J., Dong, C., Snyder, A. J., Jones, A. D., and Sheets, E. D. (2008). Bioengineering and bioinformatics summer institutes: meeting modern challenges in undergraduate summer research. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 7, 45-53.
8. Campbell, A., and Skoog, G. (2004). Preparing undergraduate women for science careers. J. Coll. Sci. Teach. 33, 24-26.
9. Carsrud, A. L. (1980). Undergraduate Research in Psychology: Its Past and Its Future. Texas. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 1980.
10. Coleman, J. (2005). Undergraduate research participation as an essential component of a research university. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 25, 154-155.
11. Crowe, M. (2006). Creative scholarship through undergraduate research. Peer Rev. 8, 16-18.
12. Crowe, M., and Brakke, D. (2008). Assessing the impact of undergraduate research experiences on students: an overview of current literature. Counc. Undergrad. Res. 28, 43-50.
13. Delagarza, J. M., Anderson, S. K., and Lee, J.A.N. (1991). Undergraduate research experience through summer internships. Eng. Educ. 81, 384-385.
14. Dirks, C., and Cunningham, M. (2006). Enhancing diversity in science: is teaching science process skills the answer? CBE Life Sci. Educ. 5, 218-226.
15. Elgren, T., and Hensel, N. (2006). Undergraduate research experiences: synergies between scholarship and teaching. Peer Rev. 8, 4-7.
16. Fields, E. F. (1971). Analysis and Evaluation of Undergraduate Research Training Projects. Final Report. Washington, DC: National Center for Educational Research and Development.
17. Foertsch, J. A., Alexander, B. B., and Penberthy, D. L. (1997). Evaluation of the UW/Madison's summer undergraduate research programs: final report. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
18. Frantz, K. J., DeHaan, R. L., Demetrikopoulos, M. K., and Carruth, L. L. (2006). Routes to research for novice undergraduate neuroscientists. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 5, 175-187.
19. Gafney, L. (2001). The impact of research on undergraduates' understanding of science. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 21, 172-176.
20. Gregerman, S. R. (1999). Improving academic success of diverse students through undergraduate research. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 20, 54-59.
21. Gum, A., Mueller, K., Flink, D., Siraj, S., Batsche, C., Boothryod, R., and Stiles, P. (2007). Evaluation of a summer research institute in behavioral health for undergraduate students. J. Behav. Health Serv. Res. 34, 2, 206-218.
22. Hakim, T. (1998). Soft assessment of undergraduate research: Reactions and student perspectives. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 18, 189-192.
23. Hathaway, R., Nagda, B., Gregerman, S. (2002). The relationship of undergraduate research participation to graduate and professional educational pursuit: an empirical study. J. Coll. Stud. Dev. 43, 614-631.
24. Ishiyama, J. (2001). Undergraduate research and the success of first generation, low income college students. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 22,36-41.
25. Jonides, J. (1995). Evaluation and Dissemination of an Undergraduate Program To Improve Retention of At-Risk Students. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan.
26. Kardash, C. M. (2000). Evaluation of an undergraduate research experience: perceptions of undergraduate interns and their faculty mentors. J. Educ. Psychol. 92, 191-201.
27. Knox, D. L., DePasquale, P. J., and Pulimood, S. M. (2006). A model for summer undergraduate research experiences in emerging technologies. Houston, TX: Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education.
28. Kremer, J. F., and Bringle, R. G. (1990). The effects of an intensive research experience on the careers of talented undergraduates. J. Res. Dev. Educ. 24, 1-5.
29. Long, J. S. (1997). Regression models for categorical and limited dependent variables. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
30. Lopatto, D. (2004a). What undergraduate research can tell us about research on learning. Paper presented at the Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, LaCrosse, WI. Vol. 4, What Works, What Matters, and What Lasts, Washington, DC: National Center for Educational Research and Development.
31. Lopatto, D. (2004b). Survey of undergraduate research experiences (SURE): First findings. Cell Biol. Educ. 3, 270-277.
32. Lopatto, D. (2007). Undergraduate research experiences support science career decisions and active learning. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 6, 297-306.
33. Mabrouk, P. A., and Peters, K. (2000). Student perspectives on undergraduate research experiences in chemistry and biology. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 21, 25-33.
34. Malanga, C. J. (1988). The annual pharmacy undergraduate research seminar at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Am. J. Pharm. Educ. 52, 393-396.
35. Manduca, C. (1997). Broadly defined goals for undergraduate research projects: a basis for program evaluation. Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 18, 64-69.
36. Matsui, J., Liu, R., and Kane, C. M. (2003). Evaluating a science diversity program at UC Berkeley: more questions than answers. Cell Biol. Educ. 2, 117-121.
37. Mauger, K. (1990). An evaluation of the impact of an undergraduate research seminar. Am. J. Pharm. Educ. 54, 43-45.
38. McGee, R., and Keller, J. L. (2007). Identifying future scientists: predicting persistence into research training. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 6, 316-331.
39. Merkel, C. A. (2001). Undergraduate Research at Six Research Universities, Pasadena, CA: California Institute of Technology.
40. Merkel, C. A. (2003). Undergraduate research at the research universities. New Directions Teach. Learn. 93, 39-53.
41. Mervis, J. (2001a). Liberal arts schools pass science checkup. Science 293,193.
42. Mervis, J. (2001b). Student research: what is it good for? Science 293, 1614-1615.
43. Millspaugh, J. J., and Millenbah, K. F. (2004). Value and structure of research experiences for undergraduate wildlife students. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 32, 1185-1194.
44. Nagda, B. A., Gregerman, S., Jonides, J., von Hippel, W., and Lerner, J. (1998). Undergraduate student-faculty research partnerships affect student retention. Rev. High. Educ. 22, 55-72.
45. Okorodudu, C. (1970). The Development and Evaluation of Undergraduate and Graduate Research Curricula; Section III, Part IIa: Instrument Development. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 1970.
46. Pace, C. R. (1979). Measuring Outcomes of College: Fifty Years of Findings and Recommendations for the Future, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
47. Page, M. C., Abramson, C. I., and Jacobs-Lawson, J. M. (2004). The National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program: experiences and recommendations. Teach. Psychol. 31,241-247.
48. Palladino, J. J. (1982). Undergraduate research in psychology: assessment and directions. Teach. Psychol. 9, 72-74.
49. Peppas, N. A. (1981). Student preparation for graduate school through undergraduate research. Chem. Eng. Educ. 15, 135-137.
50. Prentice-Dunn, S., and Roberts, M. C. (1985). A summer internship in psychological research: preparation of minority undergraduates for graduate study. Teach. Psychol. 12, 142-145.
51. Russell, S. H., Hancock, M. P., and McCullough, J. (2006). Evaluation of NSF support for undergraduate research opportunities: synthesis report, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.
52. Russell, S. H., Hancock, M. P., and McCullough, J. (2007). The pipeline: benefits of undergraduate research experiences. Science 316,548-549.
53. Schowen, B. (1998). Research as a critical component of the undergraduate educational experience. In: Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences (workshop report). Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
54. Schowen, B. (2002). Value and impact of undergraduate research in chemistry: lessons gained from 45 years of experience at the University of Kansas. ConfChem Conference on Undergraduate Research, Lawrence, KS, April 17-18, 2002.
55. Seymour, E., Hunter, A.-B., Laursen, S. L., and DeAntoni, T. (2004). Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: first findings from a three-year study. Sci. Educ. 88, 493-534.
56. Shachter, A. M. (2003). Integrating ethics in science into a summer undergraduate research program. J. Chem. Educ. 80, 507-512.
57. Spilich, G. (1997). Does undergraduate research pay off? Counc. Undergrad. Res. Q. 18, 57-59.
58. Summers M., and Hrabowski, F. (2006). Preparing minority scientists and engineers. Science 311, 1870-1871.
59. Sweeting, L. M. (1999). Ethics in science for undergraduate students. J. Chem. Educ. 76, 369-372.
60. Villarejo, M., Barlow, A. E. L., Kogan, D., Veazey B. D., and Sweeney, J. K. (2008). Encouraging minority undergraduates to choose science careers: career paths survey results. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 7, 394-409.
61. Weaver, G. C., Russell, C. B., and Wink, D. J. (2008). 2008. Inquirybased and research-based laboratory pedagogies in undergraduate science. Nat. Chem. Biol. 4, 577-580.
62. Ward, C., Bennett, J. S., and Bauer, K. W. (2002) Content Analysis of Undergraduate Research Student Evaluations. www.udel.edu/ RAIRE/Content.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).
63. Winthrop University Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee (2006). Undergraduate Research as a Deep Learning Experience, Rock Hill, SC: Winthrop University.
64. Zydney, A. L., Bennett, J. S., Shahid, A., and Bauer, K. W. (2002). Impact of undergraduate research in engineering. J. Eng. Educ. 91, 151-157.